STEM BORERS

2. Meromyza saltatrix ( 麦 秆 蝇 )
‣ Called also 麦 钻 心 虫 or 麦 蝇 ;
‣ Diptera, Chloropidae ( 黄 潜 蝇 科 );
‣ Distributed in northern spring wheat areas
and winter wheat areas of Huabei Plain;
‣ Host plants include wheat, barley and rye
( 黑 麦 );
‣ Newly hatched larvae intrude stem from
sheath, feed down in a twisting motion and
cause seedlings to die ( 枯 心 ), ears become
white ( 白 穗 ) or rot ( 烂 穗 ).